Current versus future reproductive investment adaptive responses in adult Anopheles coluzzii malaria mosquitoes: hydric-stressed males give it all

Current versus future reproductive investment adaptive responses in adult Anopheles coluzzii malaria mosquitoes: hydric-stressed males give it all

Abstract Background Life history theory predicts that an individualʼs current reproductive investment should depend on its future reproductive value. A variety of intrinsic biotic and extrinsic factors influence reproductive value, including age, health status and current environmental conditions. P...

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Main Authors: Nkiru E. Ekechukwu, Frédéric Tripet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trade off
Reproductive value
Hydric stress
Mating
Sperm quantification
qPCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3608-3

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